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Kind of old though… but I never got around to doing the story to it (the scene where (something like) this happens). Even if/whenever I do get around to doing it, I’ll have to redo any cover art or illustrations to publish it, lol. (Or maybe I won’t have to?… If the original’s better than the remake. Sometimes that happens.) But it’s like 2008-old or something lol. Super old but never submitted, lol. Maybe next time, I ought to do the comic first, and THEN the illustrations for it! Heheh… But I really hope I get around to doing it! >_<

Eh… I don’t think it’s really a spoiler… it’s really in the metaphorical sense. I fixed it up a bit, but that’s the only reason I’d count it as “2013”. 😛 Anyway, this is Rukii and Trevor~! They’re kind of younger-than-usual… maybe around 12-ish.

Like this:

Also, I just wanted to thank all of my watchers, whether it’s on DeviantArt, Facebook, or just my blog/website. Thanks so much!! And thank you for putting up with my lack of updates, non-perfect art, and random love for random series’ (and other obscure stuff). Thank you! I’ll keep trying to do my best! ❤ (Well, ‘my best’ may look just ‘halfway-decent’ to you, lols.) I don’t really say thank you enough though. Sorry about that.

I try not to let page views or the number of watchers to affect/bother me too much (whereas striving for popularity negatively affects me), but it doesn’t mean I can’t say thanks for what I’ve already got. So, here’s a big “arigatou” from me to you~! 🙂 ❤ ((Oh, snap. I have to get up for church tomorrow… *has to sleep xD*))

I need to get back into doing my original art more (as opposed to fanart). Doesn’t mean I won’t ever do it (after all, I still have a lot of unfinished projects), but I just need to make it more balanced… We’ll see!~ I mean… I am kind of always doing it, but I feel bad that I don’t submit a lot of them because they are intended for publishing, and I don’t think you’re supposed to show (publicly) what you’re submitting to companies and stuff… but if I get rejected, I’ll be glad to show you, lol (hopefully, that happens as less as possible, though! XD). I’ll at least try to do little short comics or illustrations (of my originals), at least…… 🙂 Anyway, gute nacht! ❤

So, this was one of those ideas where I was like, ‘ahh, I have to draw it; it won’t get out of my head!’- kind of ideas. Haha, to tell you the truth, I don’t know why I never made this connection before, with her adventures in the forests and ancient places… though a botanist/doctor will probably not be raiding tombs XD. But their outfits and brown hair are similar, at least! So some features I changed (the braid, the outfit), and some things have stayed the same (the Stella-ness, the backpack color). 😮 Plus, I like Tomb Raider/Lara Croft, and Hey Arnold!/Stella so, I had to draw it! XD 🙂 I hope you like it!

P.S. I didn’t call her “Stella Shortman” since Arnold’s last name is not 100% confirmed yet, but maybe once it is, I’ll change it?…
But, I kind of like thinking of Croft as her maiden name or something. 😛 hahaha, jk… XD Sorry if it’s kinda dark (in color). o.o This is not exactly TJM fanart, but I guess it could be…

Colored Version! X^3 I still might tweak it a bit (before the final animation)…

Copy/pasta from the black and white version:

“Yeah, it’s a crazy idea (it’ll be a full 3.4 mins or so, but I’ll probably make a shorter ‘tv-sized’ version too), but hey, this song and these pictures just wouldn’t get out of my head. It’s in comic-form, but it ultimately won’t be a comic… These are more like a series of storyboards.

It’s still in the works, but it’ll probably take forever (like so many other things…) since I’m doing this on my own and without any special programs… (I’m a comic artist, not an animator XD). So, it’ll be done the ‘old fashioned’ way! lol. But if you have any animation programs that you suggest that I try, I’d love to hear them. (I’m just using ol’ Sony Vegas.) Anyway, I’ll let it be up to you on what’s going on. 🙂 (No hints on the music either! Unless you guess… but I hope you won’t! lol)
It’ll be colored and such later, too, in the full version~
Btw, I started on this like… 2008 or so, haha, so some of the drawings are old-ish. Bad me for taking so long to work on it some more. So, yeah, sorry!!
I wanted it to kind of have a sketchy/painterly style. It’ll be done with a mix of traditional and digital mediums. Hope you like the preview (though it may not be much, sorry)!

Yeah, it’s a crazy idea (it’ll be a full 3.4 mins or so, but I’ll probably make a shorter ‘tv-sized’ version too), but hey, this song and these pictures just wouldn’t get out of my head. It’s in comic-form, but it ultimately won’t be a comic… These are more like a series of storyboards.

It’s still in the works, but it’ll probably take forever (like so many other things…) since I’m doing this on my own and without any special programs… (I’m a comic artist, not an animator XD). So, it’ll be done the ‘old fashioned’ way! lol. But if you have any animation programs that you suggest that I try, I’d love to hear them. Contact me here: http://www.rejenasmiley.com/contact.html

(I’m just using ol’ Sony Vegas.) Anyway, I’ll let it be up to you on what’s going on. 🙂 (No hints on the music either! Unless you guess… but I hope you won’t! lol)
It’ll be colored and such later, too, in the full version~
Btw, I started on this like… 2008 or so, haha, so some of the drawings are old-ish. Bad me for taking so long to work on it some more. So, yeah, sorry!!
I wanted it to kind of have a sketchy/painterly style. It’ll be done with a mix of traditional and digital mediums. Hope you like the preview (though it may not be much, sorry)!